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you can do this. and if you can’t sleep, there’s plenty of us here to keep you company. Or like, on the rest of the internet. Even irl friends you can talk to. Just talk to someone.

thank you for your support. hopefully sleeping won't be an issue tonight but usually when it is i just give up and read for a while. my anxiety isn't all that bad, considering, and the breathing thing usually only happens when i'm a fool and decide to have caffeine, but i've had a stressful day and i just sort of needed to vent a little. (although, ok, the thing about the symptoms? i was online looking up anxiety and i was just going down the list like, 'worried about everything? yep. sleep problems? check. irrational phobias? uh huh. jumpy for no reason? yes. trouble focusing? oh boy'. but yeah i am a little worried the poem made everything sound worse than it is because my anxiety is at a pretty manageable level and i know it can be a lot worse for a lot of people.)

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